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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tear the Club Up. Cain Velasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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242 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Curtis Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez motions for Henry to come forward. Velasquez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Velasquez throws a leg kick but Henry checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Velasquez.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez thumps Henry with a low kick.
Velasquez misses with a low kick.
Henry throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Velasquez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Velasquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry .
Velasquez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henry is out of range and Velasquez settles back down.
Velasquez tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Velasquez's guard.
Henry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Velasquez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Henry .
Velasquez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry prevents Velasquez from getting the reversal.
Henry working for a submission but Velasquez is keeping him at bay.
Velasquez can't escape the position.
Henry jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Velasquez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Velasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velasquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Velasquez is trying to escape and Henry transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Velasquez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Henry ! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Curtis Henry !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Primo Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
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147 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Primo Marcello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Allen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcello avoids the body shot from Allen.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen staying out of range there.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Marcello misses.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcello cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Allen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Marcello does no damage.
Marcello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Marcello connects with a jab.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Allen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marcello fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcello misses with a looping left.
Marcello throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen stuns Marcello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Allen misses.
Marcello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Allen scores with a body shot.
Marcello misses with a looping right.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Primo Marcello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands a nice hook to Marcello's body. Marcello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Marcello off the cage and back into rage.
Marcello throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Marcello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcello thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marcello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcello. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcello misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen throws a right hand that Marcello ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcello also avoids with ease.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Marcello's shoulder, as Marcello tries to avoid the shot.
Marcello drops his hands momentarily and Allen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marcello slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Allen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcello rather than just go for the knockout.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Marcello.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen swings for the body but Marcello moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marcello lands with a straight right. Allen didn't see that one coming.
Marcello tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen lands a nice hook to Marcello's body. Marcello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcello has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Allen uses from the top position.
Allen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marcello is keeping the position for now.
Allen stands and throws Marcello's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Allen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marcello is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen cracks Marcello with a big elbow.
Marcello pushes Allen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Allen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marcello is breathing heavily.
Allen grinds an elbow into Marcello's temple.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Marcello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcello is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Allen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Allen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marcello is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Allen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Allen misses with a straight right.
Marcello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marcello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Marcello.
Allen cracks Marcello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Marcello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcello throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Marcello slips the punch.
Marcello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marcello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Primo Marcello dominated that round.
That's time! Marcello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marcello back to the cage. Allen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marcello.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Marcello misses with a wild body shot.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
Allen lands a jab to Marcello's midsection.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marcello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marcello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcello looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Marcello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Marcello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcello as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Allen digs a good hook to Marcello's body.
Marcello swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcello was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
Marcello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Marcello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Marcello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Allen blocks a jab.
Allen moves away from the strike by Marcello.
Marcello looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Marcello catches Allen right on the button with a cross.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcello. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcello takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Marcello slips a jab from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marcello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Primo Marcello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Allen misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Primo Marcello is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marcello misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcello was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Marcello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcello throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Marcello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
A big right from Marcello misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Allen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcello. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marcello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marcello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Allen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marcello really wants to buck Allen off and get back to his feet.
Allen with shots to the head and body - Marcello looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Marcello really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Allen has hold of Marcello's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marcello manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Allen landing shots from mount.
Allen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Marcello is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Marcello wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Allen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marcello to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marcello shrugs it off.
Marcello is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Allen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marcello can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marcello trying desperately to get to his feet.
Allen thowing shots but they're missing.
Allen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Marcello wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Allen misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Marcello.
Marcello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Allen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Marcello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcello walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Marcello misses.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcello's hands.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcello slips under a jab from Allen.
Marcello looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Marcello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marcello misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen throws the left hand but Marcello avoids the punch easily.
Marcello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
Marcello takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Marcello dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Marcello tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcello drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Allen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcello tries to pull guard but Allen holds him up against the cage and eventually Marcello drops back down to his feet.
Allen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marcello uses from the top position.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Marcello from controlling successfully.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcello thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marcello has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcello's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marcello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Allen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcello drops back looking for a leg! Allen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Allen manages to kick Marcello off! Marcello jumps back into Allen's guard.
Marcello wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Allen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Marcello preventing the sweep.
Marcello drops back looking for a leg! Allen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Allen manages to kick Marcello off! Marcello jumps back into Allen's guard.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marcello drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marcello jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Allen wants to sweep here but Marcello controlling him for the moment.
Marcello gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Marcello misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
A combination from Marcello does no damage.
Marcello misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marcello jumps guard but Allen stands there with Marcello around his waist. Marcello gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Marcello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen drags the fight down to the ground.
Allen is trying to keep Marcello in close.
Allen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcello is looking to stand up but Allen won't let him.
Allen is trying to keep Marcello in close.
Allen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Allen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marcello manages to get himself to full guard.
Marcello pushes Allen off and gets back to his feet.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcello.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benny Allen.
I think Allen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Allen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rogerio duprat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rogerio duprat!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by duprat which made him look bad.
Bishop drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop thows a big elbow that misses.
duprat managing to control the position.
Bishop postures up in duprat's guard and throws a big left but duprat blocks it.
duprat keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
duprat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
duprat looking to control and managing it successfully.
duprat misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
duprat throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bishop because duprat loaded up on that one.
duprat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
duprat working Bishop over with strikes here.
Bishop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bishop tries to get out of the position.
duprat thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
duprat wants to control the pace but Bishop is squirming around nicely.
duprat misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
duprat controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by duprat.
duprat avoids the attempt from Bishop to control.
duprat throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
duprat tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.
duprat lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bishop that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
duprat scoring with strikes but Bishop is staying in there.
duprat looking to finish with strikes here!
Bishop is squirming around, avoiding duprat's attempts to control the action.
duprat controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Bishop avoids a series of strikes thrown by duprat.
Bishop holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as duprat tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
duprat landing strikes from the mount and Bishop is in trouble!
duprat punching from mount but Bishop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rogerio duprat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
duprat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
duprat with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
duprat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
duprat wants to control the pace but Bishop is squirming around nicely.
duprat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bishop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
duprat looking to control and managing it successfully.
duprat tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
duprat dominating with strikes here.
duprat working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Bishop slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
duprat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
duprat controlling the action here.
duprat is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
duprat wants to pass to mount but Bishop is defending the position.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from duprat.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet.
duprat wants to pass the guard but Bishop is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
duprat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bishop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
duprat is looking to pass Bishop's guard but actually Bishop recovers to full guard.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing duprat from controlling successfully.
duprat looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop trying to control but duprat is working from the bottom.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
duprat wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.
duprat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bishop throws and elbow that misses. duprat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by duprat!
duprat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rogerio duprat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop has his takedown stuffed
and duprat counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by duprat.
rogerio duprat has got the better of the ground game so far.
duprat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
duprat wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
duprat trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
duprat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
OK we're going to have a standup here. rogerio duprat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and duprat counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bishop's guard now.
duprat trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
duprat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
rogerio duprat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing duprat from controlling successfully.
duprat might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bishop kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. rogerio duprat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bishop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
duprat wants to get back to his feet but Bishop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
duprat wants to stand up but Bishop is controlling him.
duprat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from duprat.
duprat wants to get back to his feet but Bishop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bishop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but duprat manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bishop keeping moving, preventing duprat from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
duprat trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
rogerio duprat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well duprat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rogerio duprat!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valeriy Kozlaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlaev's entrance music is Drago. A fine choice. Kisaragi has chosen Lust SIN as his entrance music. Jin Kisaragi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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134 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valeriy Kozlaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kisaragi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozlaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kozlaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kisaragi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kozlaev.
Kisaragi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kozlaev misses with a body shot.
Kozlaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kozlaev misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Kozlaev misses.
Kozlaev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kisaragi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kozlaev tries to avoid it but Kisaragi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kozlaev to the ground. Kozlaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kozlaev. Kisaragi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlaev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Kozlaev misses.
Kozlaev jabs at Kisaragi's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlaev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kisaragi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kozlaev is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kisaragi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kozlaev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kozlaev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kisaragi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kozlaev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kisaragi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kozlaev is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kisaragi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kozlaev, who protects the arm well.
Kozlaev gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kozlaev is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kisaragi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kozlaev has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kozlaev squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kozlaev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kisaragi on the ground.
Kisaragi wants to finish this one by submission but Kozlaev is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kozlaev to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kozlaev shrugs it off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kozlaev wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kozlaev to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kozlaev shrugs it off.
Kozlaev is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Kisaragi has taken his back!
Kozlaev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kisaragi's arms.
Kozlaev has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kozlaev is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kisaragi gets his way!
Kisaragi is persistently looking for the submission but Kozlaev is defending it well.
Kisaragi is persistently looking for the submission but Kozlaev is defending it well.
Kozlaev wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi trying to control.
Kozlaev looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kozlaev is trying to defend against the choke here but Kisaragi has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kisaragi Tightens the hold and Kozlaev taps out furiously! Kisaragi displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jin Kisaragi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oh has chosen Burning down the House as his entrance music. Riki Oh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
146 lbs
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147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Riki Oh!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh misses with an uppercut. Equinox saw that one coming.
Oh lands with a right hand.
Equinox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oh.
Oh swings for the body but Equinox moves out of range.
Oh tests Equinox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh ducks under a wild hook from Equinox.
Donk. Oh catches Equinox right on the button with a cross.
Equinox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh thows a body shot but no joy.
Oh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox tries to clinch but Oh is having none of it.
Equinox walks into a stiff left hand from Oh.
Equinox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh jabs Equinox right on the nose. Equinox blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Equinox.
Oh throws a nice looking combination but Equinox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Equinox slips a jab and a cross from Oh.
Oh misses with a looping left.
Oh throws a right and a left that Equinox avoids nicely.
Equinox avoids the body shot from Oh.
Equinox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Equinox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh connects with a body shot.
Oh throws a right and a left that Equinox avoids nicely.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Oh circles away.
Equinox swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Oh to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Oh - just one landing.
Equinox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Equinox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oh scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh lands with a shot to the body.
Oh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Equinox misses with a hook.
Equinox moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Equinox.
Oh swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox works on Oh's body with a couple of short punches.
Equinox pushes Oh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oh throws an elbow but misses.
Oh looks gassed!
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Equinox has him pressed against the cage.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh is looking to break free of the clinch but Equinox has double underhooks.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Equinox.
A right hook to the body lands for Equinox.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Equinox.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Equinox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Equinox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Equinox throws a good cross that connects.
Oh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Equinox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Equinox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riki Oh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oh misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oh stalks Equinox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Equinox's face. Equinox staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Equinox's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Equinox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh tries to close the distance and clinch but Equinox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh misses with a body shot.
Oh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Equinox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oh.
Oh lands a body shot.
Equinox lands a slapping body shot.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Equinox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh loads up on a big right hand but Equinox slips the punch.
Oh throws a right and a left that Equinox avoids nicely.
Oh clinches up with Equinox and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Equinox.
Oh letting Equinox take a breather here.
Oh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Equinox is pressed up against the cage. Oh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Equinox down to the mat. Equinox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oh is breathing heavily.
Oh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Equinox. Equinox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Oh misses.
Oh tries to close the distance and clinch but Equinox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh misses with a combination
and Equinox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Equinox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oh.
Oh throws out a loose jab but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Oh.
Oh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Equinox manages to avoid it.
Oh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Equinox.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Oh.
Oh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Equinox's hands.
Equinox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oh.
Oh keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Oh scores with a four punch combination!
Oh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Equinox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh moves in looking to clinch but Equinox pushes him off.
Oh throws a sloppy body shot
and Equinox counters with a stiff right hand.
Equinox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Equinox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oh.
Oh works over Equinox's head and body with a nice combination.
A big right from Oh misses.
Equinox tries to clinch but Oh moves out of range.
Oh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Equinox counters by moving into the clinch.
Oh lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Equinox pulls his leg out and moves away.
Equinox takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh being controlled against the cage.
Equinox cracks Oh with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Equinox.
Equinox breaks from the clinch.
Equinox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Equinox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Equinox misses with a wild body shot.
Oh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Equinox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oh moves forwards but Equinox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Oh - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Equinox's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Oh misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Equinox works on Oh's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Oh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Equinox has him pressed against the cage.
Oh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Equinox cracks Oh with a nice body shot.
Equinox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Equinox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oh looks to throw the jab but Equinox is out of range.
Oh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Equinox.
A combination from Equinox does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a looping left.
Oh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Equinox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh connects with the punch.
Equinox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Equinox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh misses with a body shot.
Equinox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh misses with a double jab.
John Equinox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oh thuds his right hand into Equinox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Equinox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oh has time to react.
Oh misses with a few strikes there.
Equinox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Equinox clinches.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Equinox.
Equinox cracks Oh with a nice body shot.
Oh is trying to break the clinch but Equinox is controlling him.
Equinox lands with a light punch inside.
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Equinox gets through Oh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox digs a right hand underneath Oh's ribcage. Oh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Oh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Equinox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Equinox gets through Oh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Equinox.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Equinox on the inside.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh misses with some punches.
Equinox digs a right hand into Oh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oh's gas tank.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Equinox lands a right hand.
A short right from Equinox.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Equinox as the two fighters clinch.
Oh takes a shot to the head.
Equinox presses Oh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Equinox gets through Oh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riki Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Equinox pushes Oh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh is trying to break the clinch but Equinox has him pressed against the cage.
Equinox is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Equinox digs a right hand into Oh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oh's gas tank.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Equinox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Equinox gets through Oh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Equinox.
Equinox lands a shot to the body.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohs head.
Good body shot from Equinox.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Oh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Equinox.
Oh tries to stall but Equinox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Equinox on the inside.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Equinox.
Oh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Equinox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Equinox!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
150 lbs
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155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, CJ Benn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn manages to avoid it.
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Benn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Benn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gray works Benn's body with a nice hook.
Benn looks gassed!
Gray connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benn is rocked!
Benn get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Benn stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Gray runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mel Gray!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's My Time-Fabulous. Genki Dama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
156 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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25
158 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Dama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dama looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
Dama looks for the body kick but Torres saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Torres blocks the leg kick.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Dama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Dama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dama leaves Torres with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Felipe Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dama tries to land a front kick but Torres steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torres tries to clinch but Dama is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dama throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Torres shoots for a takedown but Dama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Genki Dama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Torres.
Dama dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dama manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Dama is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Dama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dama stands up out of the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama throws a chopping leg kick but Torres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dama misses with a leg kick.
Torres throws a leg kick but Dama moved away.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torres throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Torres or perhaps it was just good defense by Dama which made him look bad.
Dama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Dama counters with a big head kick but Torres shrugs it off.
Dama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dama was covering up waiting for the punch and Torres finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Dama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Torres wants to control from the top but Dama keeps moving.
Dama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
Torres won't allow Dama to sweep him here.
Dama wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres throws a strike but Dama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dama trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Genki Dama will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dama looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
Dama slaps away a takedown attempt from Torres, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Dama
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Dama as Torres shoots in.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
Torres shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dama eats them both and turns towards Torres to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dama is looking to land body kicks.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres tries to bum rush Dama with a series of wild strikes but Dama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dama pushes Torres off but Torres dives into side control.
Dama wants to control but Torres postures up.
Torres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dama knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama sneaks back into half guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dama is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.
Torres is trying to work for a kimura but Dama is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torres is thwarting Dama's attempts to control the position.
Dama tries to kick Torres off but Torres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dama wants to get back to full guard.
Torres looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dama is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torres sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dama is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Torres tries to score with a low kick but Dama moves his leg out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dama.
Dama throws a lazy body kick
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Torres scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torres slips a straight right by Dama.
Torres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dama closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torres quickly recovers to half guard.
Torres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dama pulls his head out easily.
Dama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Dama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Dama is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dama is trying to work for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama is trying to work for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
Dama blocks the strikes from Torres.
Dama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Dama eventually gives up the hold.
Torres wants to control but Dama is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Torres gets back to full guard.
Torres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dama scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dama drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Torres manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dama has Torres in his guard.
Torres content to stall in guard here.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dama is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dama looking for a guillotine here but Torres defends easily.
Torres postures up in Dama's guard and throws a big left but Dama blocks it.
Torres wants to control from the top but Dama keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Dama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Genki Dama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Oberream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25
275 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Oberream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Bantrell!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oberream throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bantrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oberream throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bantrell slips under a jab from Oberream.
Bantrell closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oberream.
A right hand to the body from Oberream.
Oberream cracks Bantrell with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bantrell throws an elbow that misses.
Oberream scores with a hook to the body.
Bantrell looks gassed!
Good body shot from Oberream.
Oberream throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oberream lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oberream manages to break the clinch.
Oberream lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Sebastian Bantrell has been cut.
Bantrell stuffs the takedown.
Oberream misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bantrell walks into a left hand.
Bantrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oberream.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell is looking to clinch.
Sebastian Bantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oberream paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Bantrell. Those never looked like landing.
Oberream throws a jab but it's blocked by Bantrell.
Bantrell misses with a body kick.
Bantrell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oberream throws a shot from downtown. Bantrell moves away and avoids it.
Oberream keeps the fight on the outside.
Bantrell lands a leg kick that knocks Oberream off balance momentarily.
Oberream wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oberream takes one to the chin there.
Bantrell throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oberream dives in and grabs Bantrell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bantrell pushes down on Oberream's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistar Oberream. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bantrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bantrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Oberream fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oberream manages to break the clinch.
Oberream dives in and grabs Bantrell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bantrell pushes down on Oberream's head and hops out.
Bantrell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bantrell blocks a jab.
Sebastian Bantrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bantrell lands a head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bantrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oberream has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oberream and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream scores with a body shot.
Oberream changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bantrell misses with a low kick.
Bantrell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oberream jabs at Bantrell's body.
Oberream throws a lazy right hand but Bantrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oberream scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Oberream misses.
Oberream throws the left hand but Bantrell avoids the punch easily.
Bantrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oberream throws a body punch but Bantrell moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oberream throws a hook to the side of Bantrell's head but Bantrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bantrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Bantrell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bantrell.
Oberream misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Bantrell.
Bantrell lands a nice elbow.
Bantrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oberream fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oberream working aggressively here.
Bantrell missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oberream lands a shoulder strike.
Bantrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oberream swings wildly with an uppercut but Bantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oberream breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistar Oberream dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Bantrell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bantrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oberream throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Oberream as he checks the leg kick.
Bantrell misses with a hook to the body
and Oberream counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bantrell cracks a nice hook into Oberream's ribs.
Oberream paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oberream has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bantrell.
Bantrell thumps Oberream with a low kick.
Oberream throws a body punch but Bantrell moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bantrell lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bantrell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bantrell closes the distance but Oberream moves to the side
enabling Oberream to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell tries to clinch up but Oberream circles away and keeps his distance.
Bantrell throws a head kick that Oberream semi-blocks.
Bantrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Bantrell throws a sloppy head kick and Oberream moves out of range easily.
Bantrell connects with a leg kick. Oberream looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bantrell lands a front kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bantrell.
Bantrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bantrell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bantrell lands a leg kick that knocks Oberream off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell sizes up Oberream with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oberream is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oberream takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bantrell!
Oberream takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bantrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bantrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oberream takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bantrell.
Bantrell is looking to clinch.
Bantrell is looking to clinch but Oberream is avoiding it.
Bantrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell moves into range and clinches up with Oberream.
Bantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bantrell lands a knee to the head.
Oberream tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bantrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bantrell.
Bantrell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bantrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oberream's defenses.
Bantrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bantrell lands a damaging elbow.
Oberream misses with the head strike.
Oberream misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bantrell as the two fighters clinch.
Bantrell lands an elbow just above Oberream 's eye.
Oberream avoids the elbow strike from Bantrell, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bantrell.
Oberream takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bantrell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oberream lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bantrell lands an elbow inside that Oberream shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oberream in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bantrell misses with a knee to the head.
Bantrell prevents a body shot from Oberream.
Oberream avoiding damage as Bantrell throws knees to the body.
Bantrell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bantrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oberream's brow.
Bantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oberream can't find room to land a body shot as Bantrell controls the action.
Bantrell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bantrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bantrell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bantrell.
Bantrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Bantrell lands a knee to the head.
Bantrell scores with a knee to the head.
Sebastian Bantrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bantrell lands an elbow that stopped Oberream in his tracks for a moment.
Bantrell crunches a lovely knee into Oberream's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bantrell.
Bantrell landing knees to the head.
Oberream blocks an elbow strike from Bantrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Bantrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Bantrell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bantrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oberream has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bantrell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oberream's hands.
Bantrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oberream takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oberream throws a shot from downtown. Bantrell moves away and avoids it.
Oberream keeps the fight on the outside.
Bantrell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bantrell scores with a leg kick.
Bantrell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bantrell.
Oberream takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bantrell. Bantrell obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bantrell. That's going to slow Oberream down.
Bantrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bantrell looks to land a combination but Oberream avoids it well.
Bantrell lands a slapping body shot.
Oberream avoids the head kick by Bantrell.
Oberream takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bantrell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oberream takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Bantrell.
Bantrell avoids the body shot from Oberream.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oberream is defended easily by Bantrell.
Bantrell connects with a body shot.
Bantrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Oberream's head.
Oberream takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bantrell thuds his shin into the meat of Oberream's side.
Bantrell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bantrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bantrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bantrell can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bantrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bantrell, right into the meat.
Oberream avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bantrell.
Bantrell works over Oberream's head and body with a nice combination.
Bantrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oberream.
Bantrell throws a leg kick which misses Oberream's front leg but catches the back leg as Oberream tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bantrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oberream's sensitive parts.
Bantrell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oberream swats away the attempt to clinch by Bantrell.
Bantrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bantrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bantrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bantrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot lands for Bantrell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oberream tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bantrell.
A head kick from Bantrell lands but Oberream takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Bantrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bantrell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Bantrell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor has chosen Enigma - Hello and welcome as his entrance music. Cassiano Victor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Kenzie's chin.
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177 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie throws a right and a left that Victor avoids nicely.
Kenzie moves away from the strike by Victor.
Victor throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenzie.
Victor throws an overhand right that lands on Kenzie's shoulder, as Kenzie tries to avoid the shot.
Kenzie misses with a body shot.
Kenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
Victor moves out of range as Kenzie strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Victor misses.
Kenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Victor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor lands a right hook to the body.
Kenzie blocks a jab.
Kenzie misses the shot to the body.
Victor thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Kenzie misses.
Victor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Victor.
A telegraphed right hand from Victor misses the target.
Victor misses with an uppercut. Kenzie saw that one coming.
Kenzie throws a hook to the side of Victor's head but Victor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Victor moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Kenzie.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A big right from Victor misses.
Victor swings for the body but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Victor connects with a crisp jab.
Victor blocks a jab.
Kenzie walks into a jab.
Victor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Victor slips a jab from Kenzie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie lands with a nice combination. Victor backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Cassiano Victor has been cut.
Victor missing with a left hand there. Kenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Victor missing with a left hand there. Kenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenzie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Victor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Victor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenzie.
Kenzie loads up on a big right hand but Victor slips the punch.
Kenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Kenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenzie misses the shot to the body.
Victor shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Kenzie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Victor misses with a straight right.
Victor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Victor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenzie misses with a jab to the body
and Victor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kenzie is trying to keep Victor in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Victor throws out the jab.
Kenzie throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Victor.
Kenzie scores with a punch to the head.
Kenzie slips under a jab from Victor.
Kenzie throws the left hand but Victor avoids the punch easily.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Victor.
Victor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kenzie as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victor moves away.
Victor has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Victor.
Victor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Victor.
Victor throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenzie.
Kenzie works on Victor's body with a couple of short punches.
Kenzie is trying to break free.
Victor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kenzie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patrick Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassiano Victor.
Victor wants a takedown.
Kenzie is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Victor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victor lands with a left to the head.
Kenzie is trying to force a seperation but Victor has the dominant position.
Victor scores with a shot to the side of Kenzie's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Victor misses with some punches.
Kenzie breaks from the clinch.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victor ducks under a wild hook from Kenzie.
Kenzie lands a jab-cross combination.
Victor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Kenzie misses.
Kenzie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victor.
Victor throws a jab when Kenzie was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Victor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Victor.
Victor cracks Kenzie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kenzie jabs at Victor's body.
Victor moves into range and clinches up with Kenzie.
Kenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kenzie lands a nice looking body shot.
Victor scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to clinch up.
Victor connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Victor.
Kenzie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Victor on the side of the head.
Victor throws out a loose jab but Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victor was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenzie.
Sloppy strikes from Kenzie. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor slips under a jab.
Kenzie defending well as Victor loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Kenzie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Victor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenzie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victor.
Kenzie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Victor connects with the punch.
Kenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Victor is just out of range.
Victor tries to clinch but Kenzie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Victor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victor throwing strikes from guard but Kenzie blocks nicely.
Victor tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenzie is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor is stalling in the full guard.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Victor is pushing down on Kenzie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kenzie is fighting to maintain full guard but Victor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Victor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Victor is nestled in close to Kenzie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor trying to mount his opponent but Kenzie defends it.
Victor is trying to control. Kenzie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Victor stalling.
Victor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenzie keeps working.
Victor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kenzie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Victor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kenzie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Victor.
Victor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Victor trying to control the action but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Victor is looking to advance position but Kenzie won't allow it.
Victor controlling the action here.
Kenzie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Victor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kenzie avoids the body shot from Victor.
Kenzie throws a hook to the side of Victor's head but Victor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victor tries to clinch up.
Victor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Victor as the two fighters clinch.
Kenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Kenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kenzie trying to stall but Victor improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Victor.
Victor tries for a takedown but Kenzie manages to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Victor as Kenzie tries to tie him up.
Kenzie seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Victor is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Kenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Victor won't allow it.
Victor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Victor won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Victor throws an elbow but misses.
Kenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Victor won't allow it.
Kenzie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kenzie is trying to break the clinch but Victor is controlling him.
Victor lands with a right to the head.
Victor has Kenzie pressed against the cage, preventing Kenzie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Victor fails to land.
Kenzie wants to break free but Victor has control.
Victor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Victor misses with an elbow over the top.
Kenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Victor.
Victor misses with an elbow over the top.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Victor.
Victor throws a lazy right hand but Kenzie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenzie throws a jab when Victor was well out of range.
Kenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Kenzie misses
and Kenzie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Victor.
Kenzie looks to throw the jab but Victor is out of range.
Victor shoots in for a takedown but Kenzie shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Victor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victor fails to land the takedown.
Patrick Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassiano Victor.
Kenzie throws a body punch but Victor moves out of range.
Kenzie throws a right hand that Victor ducks under and follows up with a left that Victor also avoids with ease.
Patrick Kenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Kenzie finds it's target.
No luck for Victor with that takedown attempt.
Kenzie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenzie tests Victor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Kenzie.
Victor misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Victor lands a nice knee to the body.
Kenzie blocks an elbow strike from Victor.
Kenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Victor misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Victor misses with a hook.
Victor clinches.
Victor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Victor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenzie's elbow.
Kenzie is trying to force a seperation but Victor has the dominant position.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Victor misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor looks for a takedown but Kenzie sprawls well.
Victor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victor tries to clinch up.
Victor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Victor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Victor misses.
Victor misses with a hook to the body
and Kenzie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Victor misses the target.
Patrick Kenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Victor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Victor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victor throws a big right hand that misses.
Victor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenzie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kenzie tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenzie has wrist control.
Kenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Victor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Victor trying to control the position but Kenzie is working away.
Victor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kenzie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Victor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kenzie down.
Cassiano Victor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Victor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenzie keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cassiano Victor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Victor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassiano Victor!
Cassiano Victor is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Revenge by Danger Mouse. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Simons III is out of range.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson cracks the inside of Simons III's front leg.
Simons III is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Simons III is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Simons III.
Simons III is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Simons III to get the leverage.
Simons III is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Simons III is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Simons III.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Simons III looking to pass the guard.
Simons III pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Simons III frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Simons III swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Johnson is now in Simons III's guard. A big mistake from Simons III there, giving up the dominant position!
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Simons III looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Simons III up and slammed him! Simons III can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simons III keeps working.
Simons III is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Simons III sits in half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Simons III is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Simons III drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Simons III has Johnson in his guard.
Simons III not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simons III shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Simons III ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simons III tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simons III.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like John Simons III has been cut.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simons III drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson is looking to slow Simons III down with leg kicks.
Simons III is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Simons III is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simons III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Simons III walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simons III looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Simons III persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Simons III shoots and misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simons III fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Simons III gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Simons III takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brian Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simons III was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Simons III gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simons III takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simons III takes one on the button.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Simons III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Simons III shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Simons III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brian Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a hook but Simons III blocks it.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johnson lands a jab to Simons III's midsection.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Simons III on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Simons III shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson cracks Simons III with a good jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson works Simons III's body with a nice hook.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Simons III shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simons III with a poor takedown
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simons III has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson scores with a one two! Simons III had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simons III.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simons III takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson catches Simons III with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simons III with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Simons III uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Simons III has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simons III stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Simons III moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simons III can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Simons III doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Simons III shrugs it off.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simons III.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simons III.
Simons III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson takes a swing at Simons III's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Simons III misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
John Simons III is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes a swing at Simons III's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Simons III clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson pushes Simons III back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simons III is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Simons III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simons III tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simons III tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simons III fails to pull guard.
Simons III fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Simons III tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Brian Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a body punch but Simons III moves out of range.
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Simons III shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Simons III has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Simons III ducks down to avoid it.
Simons III moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simons III has his takedown stuffed
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson cracks Simons III with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Simons III with a poor takedown
and Simons III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Simons III displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Simons III.
Simons III takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Simons III walks into a jab.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Simons III defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Simons III takes a step back to recover.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simons III with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simons III slips under a jab.
Simons III is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Simons III tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simons III tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simons III.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Simons III takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simons III has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Simons III under the eye.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Simons III should have avoided that one.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Simons III darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simons III is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Simons III tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simons III shoots and misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Simons III walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Simons III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Simons III doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Simons III 's knee.
Simons III gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson jabs Simons III to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws a jab when Simons III was well out of range.
Johnson cracks Simons III with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Johnson had his way with John Simons III in that round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Simons III. Simons III circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simons III has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Simons III's head back.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Simons III is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Simons III blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a push kick but Simons III slaps the foot to one side.
Simons III defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Simons III under the eye.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simons III.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Simons III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Simons III's body. Simons III takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simons III tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Simons III slips the punch.
Simons III shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson throws a hook but Simons III avoids it easily.
Simons III tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Simons III moved out of range.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Simons III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simons III.
Simons III walks into a left hand.
Simons III doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simons III with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Simons III drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Simons III with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
That has opened up John Simons III's cut even more.
Johnson with a nice cross.
John Simons III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson cracks Simons III with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson jabs at Simons III's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simons III on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Simons III takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Simons III avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simons III with a poor takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simons III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simons III is looking to clinch.
Simons III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simons III shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:43
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:43
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Johnson!
Brian Johnson retains his featherweight title!
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